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During week two start your journey south in
Padua
by taking in Giotto's ground-break-
ing frescoes in Scrovegni Chapel, dazzling Byzantine mosaics in
Ravenna
and culinary
delights in
Bologna
before pausing in
Florence
for a few days. Here you can fill your
days with extensive museum visits admiring the monuments and art works of the Renais-
sance alongside Roman sculptures in the archaeological museum. Day trips to
Romanesque
Lucca
, Renaissance
Pisa
or Gothic
Siena
might also feature, time permit-
ting .
By week three you will arrive in
Rome
to study the ruins of the ancient world and the
exhaustive art collections at the Vatican, Villa Borghese and Capitoline Hill. Don't try to
do it all! Select a few highlights to enjoy and allow plenty of time for coffee in Piazza
Navona or dinner in some of Rome's more avant-garde restaurants. Then, head straight to
Naples
for opera at the Teatro San Carlo and archaeological day trips to Herculaneum and
Pompeii. Consider also exploring the city's catacombs or scaling Mt Vesuvius. Then end
your month-long tour along the romantic
Amalfi Coast
from where you can day trip to
offshore
Capri
.
